According to the trinity doctrine, more is involved than the Bible just saying (or implying) that Jesus is God. So scriptures like John 10:30 ("I and the Father are one") will not work. It must also show that the Father, Son, and holy spirit are of the same substance, eternity, and power. It must also show that they all make up one God. Where can I find such a thought in the Bible?
2007-02-01 10:43:21 · 14 answers · asked by LineDancer 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
None. The bible never taught the trinity doctrine. Its borrowed from the pagans.
2007-02-01 10:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by Tomoyo K 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
In the Old & New Testaments says
Exodus 20:3, 3 "You shall have no other gods before [a] me.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
4 “Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. 5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
Footnotes:
Deuteronomy 6:4 Or The Lord our God is one Lord; or The Lord our God, the Lord is one; or The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.
James 2:19 also says:19 You say you have faith, for you believe that there is "one" God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. (quotations added by me).
So it says there is ONE god.
Yet we know later after the resurrection Jesus revealed to Thomas the scars in Hid hands and Thomas replied "My Lord & my God!" And else where throughout the new testament Jesus is equated with God. As far as the Holy Spirit is concerned in Acts 5:3-4 the Spirit is equated with God: 3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. 4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”
The Holy spirit also hase attributes such as omniscience (1 Cor 2:10) and omnipresence (Ps. 139:7) Also the Holy Spirit participated in the creation: (Gen. 1:2) Along with the Father & the Son (Col. 1:15-16)...
See also:
2 Cor. 13:14
Matthew 28:19
Hope these helped!
2007-02-01 19:14:47 · answer #2 · answered by Boppysgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I'm not great at reciting scripture, but I have studied Christianity. The trinity was best explained to me like this :
The trinity is the Father (Jehovah), Son (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost. These three are different beings, but they all interact with each other as one.
To break it down in an understandable, physical sense, imagine this: You are a single person. You have a Spirit, Mind, and Body. These are three completely different things which act together as one.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-01 18:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by [we're all mad here] 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question is a good one, and I believe the answer is there very clearly but not in clear simple verses like you are looking for. It is there is a multitude of verses that exist throughout the Bible. For example at creation it says that God created the heavens and the earth, then in John 1 it says that all things were made by Christ and without Him nothing was made that is made. These verses equate the creative power of God with that of Christ.
In another passage, 1 Corinthians 2:11 it says, "For what man knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God." So here we have the Spirit of God knowing the thoughts of God. There are numerous verses like these throughout the Bible but is just too much to write here in YA. There are many books written on these subjects. It is a good "thinking" question though.
2007-02-01 19:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maurice
God's word says, Let us make man.
the key word is (us). Two seperate individuals
The Bible tells us that God said: “Let us make man.” (Genesis 1:26) Do you know whom God was talking to?— He was talking to his Son. He was talking to the one who later came to earth and became Jesus.
Isn’t that exciting? Just think! When we listen to Jesus, we are being taught by the one who was with God when God made the earth and all other things. Jesus learned much from working with his Father in heaven. No wonder Jesus is the Great Teacher!
2007-02-01 18:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by Just So 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not in the Bible.
The trinity thing was invented in 321 AD during the Council of Nicea orgagnised by a pagan roman emperor. The idea was to come up with new marketing idea for christianity. They came up with the trinity thing, a complex idea that no one really understand but was suposed to impress the uneducated pagans.
2007-02-01 18:50:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Trinitarianism is a pagan doctrine, and you will not find it in Scriptures, unless you read it in. The Spirit is referred to as the Spirit of the Messiah YAHOSHUA. The Spirit is referred to as the Spirit of the Almighty YHVH. Occasionally it is referred to as "Their" spirit. Corinthians makes the parallel between me and my spirit, and YHVH and His spirit. Since me and my spirit are the same being, it seems reasonable to understand that the same applies to the Almighty.
2007-02-01 18:49:19 · answer #7 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 John 5:7
For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
is that close enough?
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2007-02-01 18:48:31 · answer #8 · answered by cirque de lune 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In brief, the trinity is One god in three forms.
Here is an anology water has 3 forms : liquid, frozen, and steam.
Its still from the same source.
2007-02-01 18:57:34 · answer #9 · answered by starfish 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Look in the begging of Genesis
2007-02-01 18:48:10 · answer #10 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋